Thursday 8 March 2012

THURSDAY 8th MARCH

A WARM WELCOME TO PITLOCHRY WEATHER!
THE ONLY ONLINE WEATHER SERVICE WHERE THE OBSERVER LIVES & RECORDS IN PITLOCHRY, USING PREVIOUS MET OFFICE CLIMATE STATION EXPERIENCE. FORECASTING IS BASED ON MET OFFICE & BBC MATERIAL, WHICH IS THEN TAILORED FOR THE PITLOCHRY AREA, USING LOCAL KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE.
TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY
The morning starts with 1cm of snow here(which will quickly melt) & broken cloud with some sunshine. During the morning, it should remain dry, with a few cloud breaks. During the afternoon, the cloud is expected to gradually lower & thicken, with perhaps some light & patchy rain later on. Winds will pick up to become W to SW force 3 to 5, with highest temperatures up to 7 or 8 degrees. TONIGHT is expected to be cloudy, with some occasional, mainly light rain & a fresh SW wind. The thermometer could rise slightly over daytime values, so a mild night.
Temperature at obs. time today 08452.5
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)6.5
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-0.1
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-3.2
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)2.5mms
Barometer at observation time today1019mbs
Wind at observation time todayN1
This month’s highest temperature to date13.6
This month’s lowest temperature to date-3.4
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date2.5mms
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE7.0mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES MARCH
Avg. max. temperature8.4Long term avg. rainfall82mms
Avg min. temperature1.1Wettest month178mms
Record high temperature17.6Driest month18.5mms
Record low temperature-11.2

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YESTERDAY IN PITLOCHRYThere was a mixture of dry spells with some sunshine, but also some wintry showers, the odd one of snow. Only an evening shower left a slight accumulation. The breeze helped to make it feel cold.
THE GENERAL WEATHER PATTERN AROUND THE BRITISH ISLES
Pressure is high over Biscay & low between Greenland & Iceland. Britain is covered by a W to SW airstream & fronts are mainly giving rain in NW Scotland.
TOMORROW'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRYA milder day, with most of the rain falling to the W of Pitlochry, with only light & occasional falls, mainly a.m. in our area. It will also be breezy, force 4 or 5 from W to SW.

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